West Broadway & Varick Street

West Broadway and Varick Street meet at a five-way junction in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Tribeca West Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. "Eureka" Hose Company No. 54 Firehouse stands 280 feet away. The nearest subway, Franklin St, is about a minute on foot, and 15 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 75 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Franklin St
70 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Varick St/North Moore St · M20
Within a walk
22 places
7 day care or pre-K sites, 3 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West Broadway & Varick Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Franklin St, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin St 1
    70 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. Canal St A, C, E
    750 feet
    A C E
  2. Canal St 1
    1,310 feet
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Varick St/North Moore St, 220 feet away, for the M20.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Varick St/North Moore St M20
    220 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Varick Street and West Broadway.

  • 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Franklin St & W Broadway 33 docks in all
    80 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.6 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10013
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tribeca-Civic Center
Elevation
9 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1881 and 1915.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 2pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 2pm to 7pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 7am to 7pm on West Broadway (west side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm, 5 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7pm to midnight on West Broadway (west side).

North side of Franklin Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of Franklin Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

East side of Varick Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Varick Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of West Broadway

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-2PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101929, 101931, 103119, 104986 and 105116.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Tribeca West Historic District.

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and 201 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1867 and 1896.

  1. Department of Water Supply, Gas & Electricity Headquarters Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. (former) Fifth Precinct Police Station Designated landmark
    250 feet
  3. "Eureka" Hose Company No. 54 Firehouse Designated landmark
    280 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 2 arts or cultural centers
  • 2 colleges
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The New York Acad of Art College
    420 feet
  2. New York Law School College
    570 feet
  3. Tribeca Community School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    630 feet
Show all 9
  1. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    630 feet
  2. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    730 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  4. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  5. The Washington Market School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet
  6. The Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tribeca Park
    590 feet
  2. Albert Capsouto Park
    1,040 feet
  3. Duane Park
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. American Thread Building Listed historic place
    790 feet
  2. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. apexart Arts or cultural center
    850 feet
  2. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    860 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Canal Street Post Office Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Fire and police

  1. Ladder 8 Fire station · landmark
    240 feet
  2. 1st Precinct Police station
    500 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,000 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,100 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,040 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 75 places to eat and five food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 22 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Franklin Street, Varick Street or West Broadway.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.